Battery carrier



NOV. 5, 1929. G ALLEN 1,734,511

BATTERY CARRIER Filed 0.01;. 16, 1926 1 N VEN TOR.

MVMJ/AM A TTORNE Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITED STATES GERALD H. ALLEN, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN BATTERY CARRIER Application filed October 16, 1926. Serial No. 141,956.

The present invention relates to special article carriers and particularly to carriers for electric storage batteries.

Among the objects of the invention is a carrier that may be quickly and easily attached to the battery and yet maintain a secure attachment thereto.

Another object is a carrier that hasino moving parts and requires for manipulation only one of the hands of the user.

Still another object is a carrier that may be used with batteries, the containers or lIJOXGS for which are not provided with hanc les.

Other objects will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is a perspective drawing showing the carrier and its manner of use;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section with parts in elevation;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the carrier;

Fig. 1 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is an illustration in section of a modifled form of handle.

As indicated in the drawings, the carrier consists of a handle or grip 10, consisting preferably of a piece of metal tube 11 having its mid-portion filled with a plug of wood 12 and its ends 13 with insulating material.

The tube 11 is provided near its ends with small lateral openings 14, through which the upper ends of hooks 15 project into and are embedded in the insulating material 13, the

ends being bent as shown at 16 to firmly anchor the hooks. Further, in order to insulate the hooks 15 from the tube 11, an insulating bushing 17 of fiber or other suitable material surrounds the hook where it passes through opening 14.

The lower ends 18 of hooks 15 are arranged at an angle to the axis of grip 10 as shown best in Fig. 3, and the extreme ends are upset to form a short upwardly projecting spur 19. The angle between hook ends 18 and the axis of the grip is preferably less than 90 and also preferably about 60, the hooks extending toward opposite sides of the grip turned inwardly.

lVhile the preferred form of handle for the device is made as above, the modified A form of Fig. 5 is also satisfactory. In this form the handle grip is of wood as indicated at 111 with a central bore into which form the ends are forced the upper bent ends 116 of books 115. The ends 116 are preferably provided with pinched up fins 117 to prevent rotationthereof and aid in maintaining these ends in the handle. It is preferred also to place on the ends of grip 111 ferrules 118 to support the ends against splitting.

The ends 116 of the hooks should be as long as possible to furnish rigidity and strength but should be separated in the bore by a gap as indicated at 120.

In using the device, the hooks 18 are in serted beneath the connecting bars 30 of a battery 31 as indicated in Fig. 1, the spurs 19 preventing the hooks from slipping.

Having now described the invention and the preferred form of embodiment thereof,

it is to be understood that the said inventionis not to be limited to the specific details herein described and illustrated but only by the scope of the claim which follows.

I claim A battery carrier consisting of a grip memher having hooks fixed thereto and insulated from each other, said hooks being formed of rods having'their free ends bent at substantially right angles to the shank, said bent ends extending parallel to each other in opposite directions and at an angle with the axis of the grip, and an upwardly projectingspur on the end of each hook.

GERALD H. ALLEN. 

